https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/browse?tags=public+health&output=atom2019-05-25T13:57:06+00:00Omekahttps://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/454Bond, issued in 1917 in return for a donationof $1.00 toward the construction of Piedmont Sanatorium.

The Piedmont Sanatorium was established in Burkeville, Virginia, in June, 1918. At that time, tuberculosis was one of the leading causes of death for African Americans, but segregated health care in Virginia dictated that blacks could receive treatment in only two facilities—Central State Hospital (a mental health facility) and the state penitentiary.

The Negro Organization Society initiated discussions with the State Board of Health, particularly Agnes D. Randolph, the Director of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Education. Randolph was instrumental in convincing the state government to establish a facility for African Americans.

The Negro Organization Society continued to be heavily involved with the issue, from raising public awareness to donating funds to improve the facility. Piedmont Sanatorium had closed by 1965, when black patients began to be sent to Blue Ridge Sanatorium, near Charlottesville.

Excerpt: "This Bond is issued for the purpose of cooperation with the Negro Organization Society to erect and to equip one Building to be used for the patients and to include rooms for visiting Doctors who shall from time to time be invited for study to the Sanatorium. The purchaser hereby receives a share in the benefit and happiness to be derived."]]>2019-05-24T19:43:55+00:00

Title

Bond, Piedmont Sanatorium

Description

Bond, issued in 1917 in return for a donationof $1.00 toward the construction of Piedmont Sanatorium.

The Piedmont Sanatorium was established in Burkeville, Virginia, in June, 1918. At that time, tuberculosis was one of the leading causes of death for African Americans, but segregated health care in Virginia dictated that blacks could receive treatment in only two facilities—Central State Hospital (a mental health facility) and the state penitentiary.

The Negro Organization Society initiated discussions with the State Board of Health, particularly Agnes D. Randolph, the Director of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Education. Randolph was instrumental in convincing the state government to establish a facility for African Americans.

The Negro Organization Society continued to be heavily involved with the issue, from raising public awareness to donating funds to improve the facility. Piedmont Sanatorium had closed by 1965, when black patients began to be sent to Blue Ridge Sanatorium, near Charlottesville.

Excerpt: "This Bond is issued for the purpose of cooperation with the Negro Organization Society to erect and to equip one Building to be used for the patients and to include rooms for visiting Doctors who shall from time to time be invited for study to the Sanatorium. The purchaser hereby receives a share in the benefit and happiness to be derived."

Creator

Source

Date

1917

Contributor

Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Virginia Historical Society

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Acknowledgement of the Virginia Historical Society as a source is requested.

]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/433The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches.

Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches."

This issue takes a look back at 1939, noting important stories and trends. Topics include lynchings, jobs and organized labor, peonage, housing, civil rights, health, law, spots, arts, religion, literature, World War 2, and science.

Selected notices:p. 1 "The Department of Records of Tuskegee Institute lists only three lynchings for the year 1939, a sharp decrease from former years. In eighteen instances law enforcement officers were credited with preventing lynchings, saving twenty-five persons from 'the hands of mobs,'"

p. 2 "The right to vote has been sought with new vigor by Negroes in Southern states. The Klan was revived in an effort to terrify Negroes and keep them from registering in Florida and South Carolina...."

"The refusal of library service was dramatized in Alexandria, Va., where the public librarian called the police to remove five colored youths who sought service in this public institution. Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs for the NYA reported at a meeting of the Southern Education Foundation that only 14 per cent of 509 public libraries in 13 Southern stataes provided service for Negroes."

"Health facilities for Negroes are notably lacking. A study in Mississippi made by the American Medical Association showed that there was only one Negro physician for each 14,221 colored persons and only 731 beds in general hospitals for the entire Negro population of more than a million in the state. It is estimated that 75 per cent of the deaths from tuberculosis are Negroes but only 40 beds are available for their care. This represents the worst type of situation."

p. 3 "Joe Louis world's heavyweight champion, defended his title four times in 1939."

"Marian Anderson, internationally known contralto, soared to new heights when she sang to 75,000 and a nationwide radio audience from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, after exclusion by the D. A. R. from using Constitution Hall."

"The threatened growth of anti-Semitism has intensified the study of race relations and many church groups have broadened their consideration of race to include this problem."

"The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues issued a statement declaring that experiments showed no characteristic inherent psychological differences to distinguish so-called 'races.'"

"From the American Jewish Committee, New York...Stimulated by the meeting between representatives of the Jewish press and Negro organizations held at the end of September, the Jewish press in the United States has undertaken a systemic campaign to improve relations between Negroes and Jews."]]>2019-02-19T16:35:20+00:00

Title

Interracial News Service, vol. 11, no. 1. January 1940

Description

A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY.

The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches.

Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches."

This issue takes a look back at 1939, noting important stories and trends. Topics include lynchings, jobs and organized labor, peonage, housing, civil rights, health, law, spots, arts, religion, literature, World War 2, and science.

Selected notices:p. 1 "The Department of Records of Tuskegee Institute lists only three lynchings for the year 1939, a sharp decrease from former years. In eighteen instances law enforcement officers were credited with preventing lynchings, saving twenty-five persons from 'the hands of mobs,'"

p. 2 "The right to vote has been sought with new vigor by Negroes in Southern states. The Klan was revived in an effort to terrify Negroes and keep them from registering in Florida and South Carolina...."

"The refusal of library service was dramatized in Alexandria, Va., where the public librarian called the police to remove five colored youths who sought service in this public institution. Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs for the NYA reported at a meeting of the Southern Education Foundation that only 14 per cent of 509 public libraries in 13 Southern stataes provided service for Negroes."

"Health facilities for Negroes are notably lacking. A study in Mississippi made by the American Medical Association showed that there was only one Negro physician for each 14,221 colored persons and only 731 beds in general hospitals for the entire Negro population of more than a million in the state. It is estimated that 75 per cent of the deaths from tuberculosis are Negroes but only 40 beds are available for their care. This represents the worst type of situation."

p. 3 "Joe Louis world's heavyweight champion, defended his title four times in 1939."

"Marian Anderson, internationally known contralto, soared to new heights when she sang to 75,000 and a nationwide radio audience from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, after exclusion by the D. A. R. from using Constitution Hall."

"The threatened growth of anti-Semitism has intensified the study of race relations and many church groups have broadened their consideration of race to include this problem."

"The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues issued a statement declaring that experiments showed no characteristic inherent psychological differences to distinguish so-called 'races.'"

"From the American Jewish Committee, New York...Stimulated by the meeting between representatives of the Jewish press and Negro organizations held at the end of September, the Jewish press in the United States has undertaken a systemic campaign to improve relations between Negroes and Jews."

Source

Date

1940 January

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/394Editorial cartoon by C. R. Macauley, originally published in the New York World. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4 (April 1913), p. 226.

A skeletal spectre waits outside an office with a plaque labelled "Dr. Friedman."

Friedrich Franz Friedmann was a tuberculosis researcher in Berlin who came to New York City in 1913 to give what he called the "turtle vaccine" to people who came to his clinic. The New York City Board of Health rejected his claims and the clinic was closed.]]>2018-11-12T19:52:22+00:00

Title

Waiting for the Verdict [Dr. Friedman and The Great White Plague]

Description

Editorial cartoon by C. R. Macauley, originally published in the New York World. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4 (April 1913), p. 226.

A skeletal spectre waits outside an office with a plaque labelled "Dr. Friedman."

Friedrich Franz Friedmann was a tuberculosis researcher in Berlin who came to New York City in 1913 to give what he called the "turtle vaccine" to people who came to his clinic. The New York City Board of Health rejected his claims and the clinic was closed.

Creator

Source

Date

1913 April

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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A poor mother kneels beside her sleeping child. She dreams of the "Mother's Home at Sea Breeze." Caption: "Five Dollars Will Make the Dream Come True."

Sea Breeze Home, located at Surf Avenue and Twenty-ninth St., Coney Island, was a summer convalescent home for poor mothers and children who had contracted tuberculosis in the tenement neighborhoods of New York City. The institution was owned by the city.

Many people were involved in the creation and expansion of the Sea Breeze Home and the Sea Breeze Hospital. They included Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, John Seely Ward, and the Association for Improving of the Condition of the Poor.]]>2018-11-12T19:56:47+00:00

Title

Five Dollars Will Make the Dream Come True

Description

Editorial cartoon by Oscar Cesare originally published in the New York Sun. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 4, no. 3 (September 1913), p. 271.

A poor mother kneels beside her sleeping child. She dreams of the "Mother's Home at Sea Breeze." Caption: "Five Dollars Will Make the Dream Come True."

Sea Breeze Home, located at Surf Avenue and Twenty-ninth St., Coney Island, was a summer convalescent home for poor mothers and children who had contracted tuberculosis in the tenement neighborhoods of New York City. The institution was owned by the city.

Many people were involved in the creation and expansion of the Sea Breeze Home and the Sea Breeze Hospital. They included Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, John Seely Ward, and the Association for Improving of the Condition of the Poor.

Creator

Source

Date

1913 September

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library

Rights

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Notes

Learn more: Tuberculosis, Social Welfare History Project Tuberculosis, Social Welfare History Image Portal"Sea Breeze Home Opened.; More Than 300 Mothers and Children Sent to the Beach for Rest." New York Times, June 14, 1919, p. 19. Sea Breeze Hospital, Community Service Society Photographs, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia UniversityConnolly, Cynthia A. (2008). Saving Sickly Children : The Tuberculosis Preventorium in American Life, 1909-1970. Rutgers University Press."Sea Breeze Home Ablaze" The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]), 01 June 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Annual report of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, Hathi Trust. Editorial cartoons, Social Welfare History Image Portal

Creator

Source

Date

1914 February

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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Under the full moon, a large group of people are shown marching into the mouth of a death's head. They carry a banner "Ignorance of the Disease." On man sits apart from the group beside a sign that says "Tuberculosis IS Preventable." A woman in the crowd looks over at him wondering.]]>2018-11-08T18:33:52+00:00

Title

The Sacrifice (Tuberculosis is Preventable)

Description

Under the full moon, a large group of people are shown marching into the mouth of a death's head. They carry a banner "Ignorance of the Disease." On man sits apart from the group beside a sign that says "Tuberculosis IS Preventable." A woman in the crowd looks over at him wondering.

Creator

Source

Date

1914 February

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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We are forever being told that the place for women is in the HOME. Well, so be it. But what do we expect of her in the home? Merely to stay in the home is not enough. She is a failure unless she does certain things for the home. She must make the home minister, as far as her means allow, to the health and welfare, moral as well as physical, of her family, and especially of her children. She, more than anyone else, is held responsible for what they become. SHE is responsible for the cleanliness of her house. SHE is responsible for the wholesomeness of the food. SHE is responsible for the children's heath. SHE, above all, is responsible for their morals, for their sense of truth, of honesty and decency, for what they turn out to be.

How Far Can the Mother Control These Things?"

Handbill goes on to argue that the elected city officials control many of the conditions that threaten children and families. These officials are elected by men, who must therefore share in the responsibility for these unsafe conditions.

"In fact, MEN are responsible for the conditions under which the children live, but we hold WOMEN responsible for the results of those conditions. If we hold women responsible for the results, must we not, in simple justice, let them have something to say as to what these conditions shall be? There is one simple way of doing this. Give them the same means that men have. LET THEM VOTE.

Women are, by nature and training, housekeepers. Let them have a hand in the city's housekeeping, even if they introduce and occasional house-cleaning."]]>2018-11-27T14:58:42+00:00

Title

Women in the Home [suffrage handbill]

Description

Handbill published by the New York State Woman Suffrage Association.

Excerpts:

"WOMEN IN THE HOME

We are forever being told that the place for women is in the HOME. Well, so be it. But what do we expect of her in the home? Merely to stay in the home is not enough. She is a failure unless she does certain things for the home. She must make the home minister, as far as her means allow, to the health and welfare, moral as well as physical, of her family, and especially of her children. She, more than anyone else, is held responsible for what they become. SHE is responsible for the cleanliness of her house. SHE is responsible for the wholesomeness of the food. SHE is responsible for the children's heath. SHE, above all, is responsible for their morals, for their sense of truth, of honesty and decency, for what they turn out to be.

How Far Can the Mother Control These Things?"

Handbill goes on to argue that the elected city officials control many of the conditions that threaten children and families. These officials are elected by men, who must therefore share in the responsibility for these unsafe conditions.

"In fact, MEN are responsible for the conditions under which the children live, but we hold WOMEN responsible for the results of those conditions. If we hold women responsible for the results, must we not, in simple justice, let them have something to say as to what these conditions shall be? There is one simple way of doing this. Give them the same means that men have. LET THEM VOTE.

Women are, by nature and training, housekeepers. Let them have a hand in the city's housekeeping, even if they introduce and occasional house-cleaning."

Creator

Source

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/362A publication created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration.HHS Publication No. (FDA) 81-7005.

Text on back cover:

"Most products are made to look attractive so people will buy them--even products that can be poisonous. But things made attractive for consumers are also attractive to children. Many poisonings that occur involve children who are too youg and innocent to 'know better.' Children often can't recognize danger signals such as label warnings, strange odors, or peculiar tastes. Actually many poisonous things are attractive to children because the taste or smell GOOD, such as lemon scented furniture polish."]]>2018-10-15T16:24:36+00:00

Title

Dennis the Menace Takes a Poke at Poison

Description

This giveaway comic book seeks to educate children and their parents about the poisonous nature of many items commonly found in the home. It urges parents to "Poison Proof Your Home."

A publication created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration.HHS Publication No. (FDA) 81-7005.

Text on back cover:

"Most products are made to look attractive so people will buy them--even products that can be poisonous. But things made attractive for consumers are also attractive to children. Many poisonings that occur involve children who are too youg and innocent to 'know better.' Children often can't recognize danger signals such as label warnings, strange odors, or peculiar tastes. Actually many poisonous things are attractive to children because the taste or smell GOOD, such as lemon scented furniture polish."

Source

Date

1981

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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Notes

]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/360As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

Vol. 1, No. 9 contains contributions by:

John A. KenneyCarter WesleyLee M. OwenHomer F. SangerA. W. Dent

Selected articles are:

“Shortage of Negro Doctors” – A column by editor Carter Wesley of the Houston (Texas) Informer, highlighting the severely disproportionate ratio of African American doctors to African American citizens living in the south, prompting Wesley to further call for a lowering of the training standards needed to become a doctor.

“What Negroes are Saying about National Politics” – An article featuring campaign promises from the Republican Party of Philadelphia and the Democratic Party of Chicago as well as selected quotes from African American citizens in advance of the 1940 national elections.]]>2018-10-24T15:50:43+00:00

Title

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 9

Description

Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South.

As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

Vol. 1, No. 9 contains contributions by:

John A. KenneyCarter WesleyLee M. OwenHomer F. SangerA. W. Dent

Selected articles are:

“Shortage of Negro Doctors” – A column by editor Carter Wesley of the Houston (Texas) Informer, highlighting the severely disproportionate ratio of African American doctors to African American citizens living in the south, prompting Wesley to further call for a lowering of the training standards needed to become a doctor.

“What Negroes are Saying about National Politics” – An article featuring campaign promises from the Republican Party of Philadelphia and the Democratic Party of Chicago as well as selected quotes from African American citizens in advance of the 1940 national elections.

Date

Contributor

Rights

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Founded in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving, provide services for those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and work for stricter laws related to impaired driving.]]>2018-10-15T16:24:36+00:00

Title

¡Los Amigos Conservan A Sus Amigos Con Vida!

Description

Spanish-language educational comic book created for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Founded in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving, provide services for those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and work for stricter laws related to impaired driving.

Source

Publisher

MADD/Custom Comic Services

Date

1989

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/354As the reader follows the story of Sara, a high school student suffering from depression, this comic book discusses mental and emotional health as important components of our overall health.]]>2018-10-15T16:24:36+00:00

Title

Let's Talk About It

Description

Informational comic book "created as an educational component of the American Psychiatric Association 'Let's Talk About Mental Illness' public awareness campaign, produced through an educational grant from The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI." (from back cover)

As the reader follows the story of Sara, a high school student suffering from depression, this comic book discusses mental and emotional health as important components of our overall health.

Creator

Source

Publisher

American Psychiatric Association/Custom Comic Services

Date

1990

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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Notes

]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/353Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Inside front cover contains a letter signed by G. R. Dickerson, Director of the ATF.

Plot: An pregnant woman comes into the hospital having injured her hand badly after drinking and falling at a party. Dr. Morgan speaks to her about the danger alcohol presents to her unborn child.

Excerpts:

From letter: "The unborn child gets its nourishment from the mother. What she eats or drinks, the infant share - - including alcoholic beverages. Research has shown that women who drink heavily during pregnancy risk giving birth to infants who suffer from a variety of physical and/or mental defects, a condition known generally as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome."

From comic: "A woman should remember one thing! The womb that your baby grows in for nine months before birth can be more important than any other home your child will live in during its lifetime!"]]>2018-10-15T16:24:36+00:00

Title

Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child!

Description

Educational comic book about the dangers of drinking while pregnant and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Inside front cover contains a letter signed by G. R. Dickerson, Director of the ATF.

Plot: An pregnant woman comes into the hospital having injured her hand badly after drinking and falling at a party. Dr. Morgan speaks to her about the danger alcohol presents to her unborn child.

Excerpts:

From letter: "The unborn child gets its nourishment from the mother. What she eats or drinks, the infant share - - including alcoholic beverages. Research has shown that women who drink heavily during pregnancy risk giving birth to infants who suffer from a variety of physical and/or mental defects, a condition known generally as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome."

From comic: "A woman should remember one thing! The womb that your baby grows in for nine months before birth can be more important than any other home your child will live in during its lifetime!"

Source

Publisher

Field Newspaper Syndicate

Date

1980

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/349Excerpts: "As Blondie said, there is no magic formula, no set of rules for mental health. BUt there are some underlying principles that it helps to know about, especially in our relations with our children and with other people....applying them wherever possible to ordinary everyday situations, you may find that life is more satisfying, a little pleasanter for you, your children and the people around you.

You will understand yourself and others a little better and you will feel more inner contentment."

From front cover "The New York State Deptartment of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young's Blondie in Scapegoat; Love Conquers All; Let's Face it; On Your Own. Produced by Joe Musial"]]>2018-10-15T16:24:36+00:00

Title

New York State Department of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young’s Blondie

Description

Educational comic book promoting sound emotional health, particularly within families. A letter written by Newton Bigelow, M.D., Commissioner of Mental Hygiene for the State of New York is printed inside the back cover.

Excerpts: "As Blondie said, there is no magic formula, no set of rules for mental health. BUt there are some underlying principles that it helps to know about, especially in our relations with our children and with other people....applying them wherever possible to ordinary everyday situations, you may find that life is more satisfying, a little pleasanter for you, your children and the people around you.

You will understand yourself and others a little better and you will feel more inner contentment."

From front cover "The New York State Deptartment of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young's Blondie in Scapegoat; Love Conquers All; Let's Face it; On Your Own. Produced by Joe Musial"

Source

Publisher

King Features

Date

1950

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Notes

]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/338Story: The Amazing Spider-Man discovers that the alien villain, the Prodigy, is convincing teenagers to have unprotected sex. Prodigy plans to use the resulting children as child laborers on his home planet, Intellectia. Spider-Man unmasks the villain in front of TV cameras to thwart the plot.

From title page: "This comic was produced by Marvel Comics Group in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc."

"Stan Lee presents: A special Planet Parenthood issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.

Prodigy: "Remember, all those people who tell you DON'T--'Don't do it'--'Don't get into heavy stuff'--they just try to scare you into thinking it's easy to get pregnant. But I say, how else can you prove you're a man: How else are you going to get a man?"

Spider-Man: "My webbed head! I'm no Marcus Welby, but there's gotta be some way these kids can get the RIGHT info.*

*(See page 16--Stan.)

Spider-Man: "I see it all now!...He wants them to be baby machines! Changing diapers, going nowhere in dead-end jobs...Sitting home every night trying to find the time and money to go to a movie or buzz out to the burger stand."]]>2018-10-15T16:25:17+00:00

Title

Description

Informational comic book aimed at teenagers provides basic facts about sex, reproduction and birth control, as well as suggested sources to learn more.

Story: The Amazing Spider-Man discovers that the alien villain, the Prodigy, is convincing teenagers to have unprotected sex. Prodigy plans to use the resulting children as child laborers on his home planet, Intellectia. Spider-Man unmasks the villain in front of TV cameras to thwart the plot.

From title page: "This comic was produced by Marvel Comics Group in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc."

"Stan Lee presents: A special Planet Parenthood issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.

Prodigy: "Remember, all those people who tell you DON'T--'Don't do it'--'Don't get into heavy stuff'--they just try to scare you into thinking it's easy to get pregnant. But I say, how else can you prove you're a man: How else are you going to get a man?"

Spider-Man: "My webbed head! I'm no Marcus Welby, but there's gotta be some way these kids can get the RIGHT info.*

*(See page 16--Stan.)

Spider-Man: "I see it all now!...He wants them to be baby machines! Changing diapers, going nowhere in dead-end jobs...Sitting home every night trying to find the time and money to go to a movie or buzz out to the burger stand."

Creator

Robinson, Ann, writer

Source

Date

1976

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/337Fear of an unwanted pregnancy makes intimacy stressful for the Harpers. Learning about contraception from Planned Parenthood helps them plan for children and eases their fears.

Cover teaser "Joan and Ken Harper's marriage was on the rocks--because they loved each other!"

Final panel: Joan Harper says, "Planned Parenthood helped us save our marriage. Someday when our children are older, we may want another baby. That's why planned parenthood is so wonderful. It doesn't mean not having children-it means spacing them so they come when we can give them the kind of love and care they deserve!"

Back cover lists six regional Planned Parenthood-World Population centers. The address for The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (2009 Monument Ave., Richmond 20, VA.) is stamped at the bottom of the page.

"This publication was prepared by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America under the supervision of Dr. Gordon W. Perkin, Associate Medical Director, for the use of persons who are married or 21 years or older. If you want birth control advice consult your doctor, your public health department, the clinic at a hostpital or the doctor at your local Planned Parenthood Center...."]]>2018-10-15T16:25:17+00:00

Title

Description

Fear of an unwanted pregnancy makes intimacy stressful for the Harpers. Learning about contraception from Planned Parenthood helps them plan for children and eases their fears.

Cover teaser "Joan and Ken Harper's marriage was on the rocks--because they loved each other!"

Final panel: Joan Harper says, "Planned Parenthood helped us save our marriage. Someday when our children are older, we may want another baby. That's why planned parenthood is so wonderful. It doesn't mean not having children-it means spacing them so they come when we can give them the kind of love and care they deserve!"

Back cover lists six regional Planned Parenthood-World Population centers. The address for The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (2009 Monument Ave., Richmond 20, VA.) is stamped at the bottom of the page.

"This publication was prepared by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America under the supervision of Dr. Gordon W. Perkin, Associate Medical Director, for the use of persons who are married or 21 years or older. If you want birth control advice consult your doctor, your public health department, the clinic at a hostpital or the doctor at your local Planned Parenthood Center...."

Source

Publisher

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Date

1965

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/335A symposium edited by the NCLC.

A series of statements related to the long-term health effects of child labor on children and youth.

"The insidious thing about child labor is that its effects manifest themselves at the most unexpected times in later life and often in a disastrous manner....We would not permit the exploitation of a child that is precious to any one of us. Let us not, therefore, as citizens, tolerate the exploitation of other people's children." (back cover)

Statement titles: Chronic Fatigue; Hidden Infections; Physical Unfitness; Years of Growth; Poison Trades; Cardiacs Without Symptoms; Colts in Harness; Monotony Exacts Its Price; "Papers! All the Evenin' Papers!"; Young Nomads; When the Hand Slips; When Working Conditions are Bad; Undernourished Minds.

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Title

The Doctor Looks at Child Labor. NCLC Pamphlet No. 356

Description

A symposium edited by the NCLC.

A series of statements related to the long-term health effects of child labor on children and youth.

"The insidious thing about child labor is that its effects manifest themselves at the most unexpected times in later life and often in a disastrous manner....We would not permit the exploitation of a child that is precious to any one of us. Let us not, therefore, as citizens, tolerate the exploitation of other people's children." (back cover)

Creator

Source

Publisher

National Child Labor Committee

Date

1929

Contributor

Union Presbyterian Seminary Library

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/334 The cover summarizes the cases discussed in the pamphlet:

"Two killed – one smothered to death and one blown to pieces Six seriously injured – hands crushed, fingers amputated, leg mangled Two of the injured permanently incapacited Two injured more or less seriously”]]>2018-08-21T12:48:24+00:00

Title

Casualties of Child Labor: Ten Children Illegally Employed in Pennsylvania and What Happened to Them

Description

Pamphlet issued by the Consumers' League of Eastern Pennsylvania as an exposé of workplace accidents involving children. The authors make an appeal to regulate child labor, and “To break down the conspiracy of silence” (p. 11) about illegal child employment.

The cover summarizes the cases discussed in the pamphlet:

"Two killed – one smothered to death and one blown to pieces Six seriously injured – hands crushed, fingers amputated, leg mangled Two of the injured permanently incapacited Two injured more or less seriously”

Creator

Source

Publisher

Consumers' League of Eastern Pennsylvania

Date

1924 December

Contributor

Social Welfare History Archive, University of Minnesota Libraries

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/330The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South.

As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

Articles include: “Texans Look Into Negro Education” – An article detailing the meeting of the Texas State Department of Education, the Texas Interracial Committee, and the Texas State Colored Teachers Association to discuss plans to provide in-state graduate education for African American Texans.

“Holy Cross Clinic, Austin, Will Open in Early July” – An article detailing the opening of the Holy Cross Cross Clinic, a clinic caring for African Americans on small wages.]]>2018-10-24T15:51:54+00:00

Title

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 5 [Texas Issue]

Description

Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South.

As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

Articles include: “Texans Look Into Negro Education” – An article detailing the meeting of the Texas State Department of Education, the Texas Interracial Committee, and the Texas State Colored Teachers Association to discuss plans to provide in-state graduate education for African American Texans.

“Holy Cross Clinic, Austin, Will Open in Early July” – An article detailing the opening of the Holy Cross Cross Clinic, a clinic caring for African Americans on small wages.

Date

Contributor

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/328As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

"Jim Crow Legislation" - An article about the defeat of Jim Crow amendments to a Mississippi Free Text Book Bill. State Senator H. L. Davis of Oxford is quoted as saying, "Under the Constitution the Negro is a citizen and of course we know and accept that. But he can never expect to be given the same educational and social privileges with the white man and he doesn't expect them. The best education we can give him is to use his hands, because that's how he must earn his living. It always has and it always will be."

"An Oscar for Hattie" - An article about Hattie McDaniel's Academy Award for her role as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."]]>2018-10-24T15:52:11+00:00

Title

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 3 [Mississippi Issue]

Description

Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South.

As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time.

"Jim Crow Legislation" - An article about the defeat of Jim Crow amendments to a Mississippi Free Text Book Bill. State Senator H. L. Davis of Oxford is quoted as saying, "Under the Constitution the Negro is a citizen and of course we know and accept that. But he can never expect to be given the same educational and social privileges with the white man and he doesn't expect them. The best education we can give him is to use his hands, because that's how he must earn his living. It always has and it always will be."

"An Oscar for Hattie" - An article about Hattie McDaniel's Academy Award for her role as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."

Date

Contributor

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/317cover letter signed by Betty Jane Whitaker of the Texas Committee on Migrant Farm Workers.

This paper was written by Florence R. Wyckoff, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Families Who Follow the Crops, California Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth. It was originally prepared for The National Conference on Problems of Rural Youth in a Changing Environment held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on September 22-25, 1963. This copy was reproduced by the Texas Committee on Migrant Farm Workers.

Wyckoff's paper was written to educate people about migrant workers and their status. The author discusses families of migrant workers, and why they migrate, as well as the effect of high mobility on migrant children and youth. Wyckoff's intent was to inform the politicians who may be unaware of the struggles of migrant workers, but are writing bills affecting them and their families.

Excerpts:

p.2 "There are many kinds of migratory workers in America, but we are mainly concerned with the agricultural migrant and his family because 'agricultural labor' is specifically exempted from much protective legislation covering other types of workers who move about, such as construction workers or lumber workers. For example, workers employed in agriculture are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Wage and Hour Law. All states except Hawaii exempt them from unemployment insurance and all but California exempt them from disability insurance. Only a limited number are covered under social security. Residence requirements make it difficult for them to qualify for assistance benefits."

p.3 "Economically, the migrant farm worker occupies the lowest level of any major group in the American economy."]]>2018-06-29T18:54:07+00:00

Title

Migrant Children and Youth

Description

Sent to Congressman W. R. Poage (Texas) with a cover letter signed by Betty Jane Whitaker of the Texas Committee on Migrant Farm Workers.

This paper was written by Florence R. Wyckoff, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Families Who Follow the Crops, California Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth. It was originally prepared for The National Conference on Problems of Rural Youth in a Changing Environment held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on September 22-25, 1963. This copy was reproduced by the Texas Committee on Migrant Farm Workers.

Wyckoff's paper was written to educate people about migrant workers and their status. The author discusses families of migrant workers, and why they migrate, as well as the effect of high mobility on migrant children and youth. Wyckoff's intent was to inform the politicians who may be unaware of the struggles of migrant workers, but are writing bills affecting them and their families.

Excerpts:

p.2 "There are many kinds of migratory workers in America, but we are mainly concerned with the agricultural migrant and his family because 'agricultural labor' is specifically exempted from much protective legislation covering other types of workers who move about, such as construction workers or lumber workers. For example, workers employed in agriculture are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Wage and Hour Law. All states except Hawaii exempt them from unemployment insurance and all but California exempt them from disability insurance. Only a limited number are covered under social security. Residence requirements make it difficult for them to qualify for assistance benefits."

p.3 "Economically, the migrant farm worker occupies the lowest level of any major group in the American economy."

Title

Description

This letter was written to Congressman W. R. Poage by Betty Jane Whitaker, Co-chairman of the Texas Committee on Migrant Farm Workers, asking him to help improve the lives of migrant workers and their children. Whitaker asks for this to be done through better schooling and healthcare. A paper titled "Migrant Children and Youth" by Florence R. Wyckoff was included with this letter.

]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/313
]]>In 1981, Dr. Michael Gottlieb of UCLA identified a new disease that, among its many signs, severely weakened the immune system. Named acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), this disease was initially seen among gay men in large cities. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), identified in 1985, is transmitted through blood, genital fluids (such as semen) and breastmilk.

The earliest confirmed case of AIDS in the U.S. was in 1968, with the first case in Virginia reported in 1982. With no known cure, HIV/AIDS was initially a death sentence for those infected.

Title

Description

In 1981, Dr. Michael Gottlieb of UCLA identified a new disease that, among its many signs, severely weakened the immune system. Named acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), this disease was initially seen among gay men in large cities. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), identified in 1985, is transmitted through blood, genital fluids (such as semen) and breastmilk.

The earliest confirmed case of AIDS in the U.S. was in 1968, with the first case in Virginia reported in 1982. With no known cure, HIV/AIDS was initially a death sentence for those infected.

Creator

Source

Date

1987 May 25

Contributor

The Valentine

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/312"I've Had My Chest X-Ray" button with red double-bar cross that was the emblem of the National Tuberculosis Association anti-TB crusade.

People can be exposed to tuberculosis bacteria and become infected. Some who are infected go on to develop active TB disease; those who do not are said to have latent infection. Latent infection can be found through a skin test or a blood test; however, a chest x-ray and laboratory testing of a mucus sample are needed to determine if someone has active TB disease.

In 1946, the Richmond Health Department worked with medical and civic organizations to launch the city’s first chest x-ray campaign.

]]>2018-05-29T19:39:52+00:00

Title

I've had my chest x-ray [pinback button]

Description

"I've Had My Chest X-Ray" button with red double-bar cross that was the emblem of the National Tuberculosis Association anti-TB crusade.

People can be exposed to tuberculosis bacteria and become infected. Some who are infected go on to develop active TB disease; those who do not are said to have latent infection. Latent infection can be found through a skin test or a blood test; however, a chest x-ray and laboratory testing of a mucus sample are needed to determine if someone has active TB disease.

In 1946, the Richmond Health Department worked with medical and civic organizations to launch the city’s first chest x-ray campaign.

Creator

L. J. Imber Co.

Source

Contributor

The Valentine

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/311
]]>French bacteriologists Albert Calmette (1863–1933) and Camille Guérin (1872–1961) finalized the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis in 1921. The vaccine remains the only tuberculosis vaccine in use today. While not perfect, it is one of the most widely used vaccines and reaches more than 80 percent of all children in countries where the disease is common.

The BCG vaccine was a major weapon in public health efforts to fight tuberculosis—an ongoing battle dramatized by Richmond children in this 1921 play. In this panoramic photograph, a "Modern Health Crusader" brandishes a sword shaped like the double-barred cross that was the emblem of the crusade. The crusader carries a "Modern Health Crusader" shield and fights "Tuberculosis" who is dressed all in black.

The Modern Health Crusaders campaign was devised by Charles De Forest of the National Tuberculosis Association.]]>2019-02-19T15:49:32+00:00

Title

Description

French bacteriologists Albert Calmette (1863–1933) and Camille Guérin (1872–1961) finalized the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis in 1921. The vaccine remains the only tuberculosis vaccine in use today. While not perfect, it is one of the most widely used vaccines and reaches more than 80 percent of all children in countries where the disease is common.

The BCG vaccine was a major weapon in public health efforts to fight tuberculosis—an ongoing battle dramatized by Richmond children in this 1921 play. In this panoramic photograph, a "Modern Health Crusader" brandishes a sword shaped like the double-barred cross that was the emblem of the crusade. The crusader carries a "Modern Health Crusader" shield and fights "Tuberculosis" who is dressed all in black.

The Modern Health Crusaders campaign was devised by Charles De Forest of the National Tuberculosis Association.

Creator

Cook, Huestis P. (photographer)

Source

Date

1921

Contributor

The Valentine

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]]>https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/310
]]>In the early-20th century, Europe and the U.S. saw the rise of “open air” schools intended to create healthy environments to combat tuberculosis using the principles of sanatoria. Sometimes purpose-built, and sometimes converted spaces, open air schools provided fresh air and extra nutrition for at-risk youth.

In the May 1917 issue of The Modern City, John H. Ferguson wrote about Richmond’s 16 open air schools: “Each school has a capacity of 20 children; and each one is always crowded, with a long waiting list. The children are selected from the entire public school system of the city by the school physician…Few of these children have tuberculosis even in its non-communicative forms, but they are all below par, physically, just in the right receptive condition to be fertile soil for the development of the disease.”]]>2019-02-19T14:50:26+00:00

Title

Description

In the early-20th century, Europe and the U.S. saw the rise of “open air” schools intended to create healthy environments to combat tuberculosis using the principles of sanatoria. Sometimes purpose-built, and sometimes converted spaces, open air schools provided fresh air and extra nutrition for at-risk youth.

In the May 1917 issue of The Modern City, John H. Ferguson wrote about Richmond’s 16 open air schools: “Each school has a capacity of 20 children; and each one is always crowded, with a long waiting list. The children are selected from the entire public school system of the city by the school physician…Few of these children have tuberculosis even in its non-communicative forms, but they are all below par, physically, just in the right receptive condition to be fertile soil for the development of the disease.”

Creator

Cook, Huestis P. (photographer)

Source

Date

1916

Contributor

The Valentine

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